<h1>About Grantsfire</h1>

<p>Grantsfire is a searchable database of grants that is compiled in
real-time from information published by grantmakers.  Our database is
<i>up-to-date</i> and <i>easy to use</i>.  Grantmakers can add their
information by <a href="/cms/publish">publishing their grants information</a> in a
simple, HTML-based format called <a
href="http://hgrant.org/">hGrant</a>.</p>

<p>In the future, you will be able to collect, organize, categorize,
and share grants that interest you.  You will also be able to mashup
this data with other useful services, such as maps.  Please <a
href="/cms/contact">keep in touch</a>!</p>

<h2>Why Grantsfire?</h2>

<p>For more on our goals and motivation, please read our <a
href="/static/Grantsfire_Concept.pdf">vision paper</a>.</p>

<h2>About The Project</h2>

<p>Grantsfire is a project of <a href="http://solpath.org/">Solpath</a>.  It was initiated by a group of
people who understood the importance of this information to the
philanthropic sector as a whole.  The group included representatives
from <a href="http://www.blueoxen.com/">Blue Oxen Associates</a>, the
<a href="http://www.zerodivide.org/">Community Technology Foundation
of California</a>, the <a href="http://www.gilbert.org/">Gilbert
Center</a>, the <a href="http://www.mott.org/">Mott Foundation</a>,
and <a href="http://solpath.org/">Solpath</a>.</p>

<p>This first version of the tool was made possible by a grant from <a
href="http://www.zerodivide.org/">Community Technology Foundation of
California</a>, with additional support from the <a
href="http://www.mott.org/">Mott Foundation</a> and the <a
href="http://www.hewlett.org/">Hewlett Foundation</a>.  We welcome <a
href="/cms/funding">additional support</a>!</p>
